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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Farmers and Pool. Not Quite Satisfied. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 1

A heated discussion took place at the Farmers and Settlers' Conference in reference to the compulsory wheat pool. Mr. Wearne, M.L.A., said he…

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Farmers' Troubles. Sob Story from Gundagai

Young Witness · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 4

Troubles never come alone! The drought is over, and every thing was becoming as happy as a Jazz ball, when further trials occur (weeps the…

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Railway Rates Further Increases Threatened Farmers & Graziers' Co. Enters Strong Protest!

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 6

With characteristic vigilance, the Managing Director (Hon. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C.) of the Fanners & Graziers' Co-oprerative Co. has we understand, moved…

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Bega Cattle

The Yass Courier · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 4

The Bega “Star”:—Mr. John D’Arcy will on Saturday truck 400 head of store bullocks at Nimmitabel for despatch to the Condobolin…

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Wool Market

The Yass Courier · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, report under date August 25:— arivals of woot into Sydney are still small [?]…

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Price of Butter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

The butter pool committee applied to the Necessary Commodities Control Commission to-day for permission to increase the butter to 2/9½ per…

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Wheat Cases' Alleged Compiracy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 4

A case arising out of the recent wheat inquiry was commenced at the Criminal Court to-day, when four men—Reginald Rheuben. Thomas…

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£20,000 Already Young District Peace Loan. Squatters' Wool Money Available. Compulsion Denounced

Young Witness · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

"Up to this morning we have got £20,000 towards our quota or £40,000 towards the Second Peace Loan, and we expect to got the other £20,000…

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Dairyman Claims £1000. SYDNEY. Monday Night

Young Witness · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

William Percival, a [?]eensed dairyman at Windosr, claimed £1000 for alleged libel from the Windsor "Gazette" arising from the publication of…

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Butter Control to Cease

Young Witness · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

The food minister, when ratifying the Now Zealand butter contract, Intimated that he hoped that the control of butter would cease after next…

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Dearer Butter and Cheese

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 4

The prices of butter and cheese were increased by the Necessary Commodities Commission on Tuesday. As a result first-grade butter will now…

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Mysterious Mortality Among Cattle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

Wagga, Wednesday.—Reports are to hand from various parts of the district of heavy mortality amongst cattle. A. E. Hunt, of the soldiers' settlement at Toole's…

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Wheat Case Collapses

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 4

The trial of the four men charged with conspiracy in the supply of twine to the Wheat Board ended suddenly on Tuesday, Mr. Shand said the…

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Big Cattle Sale. Goulburn Yards. Some Records

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

Undoubtedly the municipal sale-yards were to-day the hub of Goulburn. They presented a lively scene. As one phrasemaker remarked—There…

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Higher Pay for Wool Classers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 4

Judge Ro[?]ln has made an award in terms of an agreement arrived at [?]g the rates for wool classers. It materially raises the present scale…

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Wool Retention Money. SYDNEY

The Yass Courier · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. wire : —The 10 per cent retention money for the past season’s wool, together with 2 per cent dividend, will be…

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Cable News. Australian Wool. Proposal Criticised

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 4

The Yorkshire Daily Observer criticises the wool textile scheme of the Australian Bureau of Commerce. It remarks that apparently certain officials who were…

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District News Taralga. Dairymen's Dinner. the History of an Industry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 4

The Taralga Dairymen's Association gave their first annual dinner on Wednesday evening in the hall, and the Whole affair was a pronounced success. On this…

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Butter Prices

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 2

The Ministers upon discovering that the increased price of butter bad already been gazetted, decided that the price fixed must stand, but they…

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Australian Wool Sales

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 2

The opening wool sales will be held in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne next month, when 100 thousand bales will be offered…

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